Welcome to the Skeleton Crew! A collection of odd trinkets of Technical Know How, Gaming Goodies, Weird Science, Carnal Knowledge and Various Resources, that I have stumbled upon in my journeys through cyberspace.

Markup GeneratorMarkup Generator is a simple tool created for xhtml/css coders. It’s main purpose is to speed up your work by generating xhtml markup and a css frame out of very intuitive, shortened syntax so you can jump directly to the elements styling.

Vector MagicA tool that generates Vector artwork from a bitmap image. It is allot like Illustrator's live trace.

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

I just updated Firefox to Version 3.0 and although I still have to test pages in IE for the web, I exclusively use the mozilla based browser for all my surfing needs. Firefox's use of extensions greatly enhances it's functionality and there are a number of great plug-ins for the web professional. Here are 12 that I use and have found very helpful.

Screengrab! 0.95Screengrab saves entire webpages as images...FireShotFireShot is a Firefox extension that creates screenshots of web pages. Unlike other extensions, this plugin provides a set of editing and annotation tools, which let users quickly modify captures and insert text and graphical annotations.ColorZillaAdvanced Eyedropper, ColorPicker, Page Zoomer and other colorful goodies...MeasureItDraw out a ruler to get the pixel width and height of any elements on a webpage.JavaScript Debuggera powerful JavaScript debugging environment for Mozilla based browsers.PicnikAdd a menu options and a toolbar icon to make importing images into Picnik easier.Autofill FormsAutofill Forms enables you to fill out web forms with one click or a keyboard shortcut.FirebugFirebug integrates with Firefox to put a wealth of development tools at your fingertips while you browse. You can edit, debug, and monitor CSS, HTML, and JavaScript live in any web pageWeb DeveloperAdds a menu and a toolbar with various web developer tools.YSlowYSlow analyzes web pages and tells you why they're slow based on Yahoo's rules for high performance web sites.CSViewerA simple CSS property viewerLet me know if you have any favorites and i will add them to the list ;)

A River Runs Through it, Good Will Hunting, The Hobbit, Lord of the Rings Trilogy, War Games, 2001 Space Odyssey, Blade Runner, Star Wars, Alien, Sneakers, The Matrix, The Last Starfighter, Tron, I,Robot, The Bridges of Madison County, The Notebook, Saving Private Ryan, The Big Red One, The Shawshank Redemption, Pulp Fiction, Apocalypse Now, The Good the Bad & The Ugly, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Breakfast Club

Spycraft, The Art of War, The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, The Men With Green Faces, A River Runs Thru It, Lord of the Flies, The Singularity Is Near, The History of Video Games, The Fugitive Game: Online With Kevin Mitnick, I, Robot, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, V for Vendetta, The Stand, The Martian Chronicles, Dungeon Masters Guide